THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Of
tất cả
allkindsofsatire,thereiskhông
nonesoentertaininganduniversallyimproving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwerethỉnh thoảng
occasionally,inthecourseofmột
aninterestingstory,whichbringseverycố
incidenthometolife,andbyrepresentingfamiliarscenesinmột
anuncommonandamusingpointofview,investsthemvới
withallthegracesofnovelty,khi
whilenatureisappealedtoineveryparticular.Những
Thereadergratifieshiscuriosityinpursuingnhững
theadventuresofapersoninwhosefavourheisprepossessed;heespouseshiscause,hesympathises
với
withhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisnóng
heatedagainsttheauthorsofhiscalamity:những
thehumanepassionsareinflamed;the
tương
contrastbetweendejectedvirtueandxúc phạm
insultingviceappearswithgreateraggravation,và
andeveryimpressionhavingadoubleforceonthetưởng tượng
imagination,thememoryretainsthecircumstance,và
andtheheartimprovesbytheví dụ
example.Theattentionisnottired
với
withabarecatalogueofcharacters,nhưng
butagreeablydivertedwithallcác
thevarietyofinvention;and
những
thevicissitudesoflifeappearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,mở
openinganamplefieldforwitvà
andhumour.Romance,nodoubt,owesitsorigintoignorance,vanity,
và
andsuperstition.Inthedarkagesof
những
theWorld,whenamanhadrenderedhimselffamousforkhôn
wisdomorvalour,hisfamilyvà
andadherentsavailedthemselvesofhisvượt trội
superiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,và
andrepresentedhischaracterandngười
personassacredandsupernatural.The
thô tục
vulgareasilyswallowedthebait,imploredhisbảo vệ
protection,andyieldedthetributeofhomagevà
andpraise,eventoadoration;hisexploitswerehandeddownto
hậu
posteritywithathousandexaggerations;theywererepeatedasincitementstovirtue;
thiêng liêng
divinehonourswerepaid,andaltarserectedtohisnhớ
memory,fortheencouragementofthosengười
whoattemptedtoimitatehisví dụ
example;andhencearosetheheathenmythology,whichis
không
nootherthanacollectionofextravagantromances.Aslearningadvanced,
và
andgeniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellishedvới
withthegracesofpoetry,thattheymightthebettergiới thiệu
recommendthemselvestotheattention;theyweresungin
công
public,atfestivals,forthehướng dẫn
instructionanddelightofthekhán giả
audience;andrehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsof
vinh quang
glory.Thustragedyandtheepicmusewere
sinh
born,and,intheprogressofvị
taste,arrivedatperfection.Itis
không
nowonderthattheancientscouldnotthưởng
relishafableinprose,sau
aftertheyhadseensomanyđáng chú ý
remarkableeventscelebratedinversebytheirnhất
bestpoets;wethereforefind
không
noromanceamongthemduringthethời
eraoftheirexcellence,unlesstheCyropædiaofXenophoncó thể
maybesocalled;anditwasnottillarts
và
andsciencesbegantorevivesau
aftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,rằng
thatanythingofthiskindappeared.Nhưng
Butwhenthemindsofmenweredebauchedbytheimpositionofpriestcrafttothenhất
mostabsurdpitchofcredulity,theauthorsoflãng mạn
romancearose,andlosingsightofxác suất
probability,filledtheirperformanceswiththenhất
mostmonstroushyperboles.Iftheycouldnot
bằng
equaltheancientpoetsinđiểm
pointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexcelthemintiểu thuyết
fiction,andapplytothewonder,ratherhơn
thanthejudgment,oftheirreaders.Accordingly,theybroughtnecromancytotheiraid,
và
andinsteadofsupportingthecharacteroftheirheroesbydignityoftình cảm
sentimentandpractice,distinguishedthembytheirbodilysức mạnh
strength,activity,andextravaganceofbehaviour.Mặc dù
Althoughnothingcouldbemoreludicrousvà
andunnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnotmuốn
wantpatronsandadmirers;and
những
theworldactuallybegantobeinfectedwithnhững
thespiritofknight-errantry,whenCervantes,bymột
aninimitablepieceofridicule,reformednhững
thetasteofmankind,representingchivalryinnhững
therightpointofview,và
andconvertingromancetopurposesfarhơn
moreusefulandentertaining,bymakingitcho
assumethesock,andpointra
outthefolliesofordinarycuộc sống
life.ThesamemethodhasbeenpractisedbyotherSpanish
và
andFrenchauthors,andbykhông
nonemoresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLeSage
Sage,who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasdescribedtheknaveryvà
andfoiblesoflife,withvô hạn
infinitehumourandsagacity.ThefollowingsheetsI
đã
havemodelledonhisplan,takingmetự do
liberty,however,todifferfromhiminnhững
theexecution,whereIthoughthisparticularsituationswerephổ biến
uncommon,extravagant,orpeculiartonhững
thecountryinwhichthecảnh
sceneislaid.ThedisgracesofGilBlas
là
are,forthemostpart,suchasratherexcitemirthhơn
thancompassion;hehimselflaughsat
chúng
them;andhistransitionsfrom
đau khổ
distresstohappiness,oratít
leastease,aresosudden,thatkhông
neitherthereaderhastimetopityanh ta
him,norhimselftobequen
acquaintedwithaffliction.Thisconduct,inmyopinion,not
chỉ
onlydeviatesfromprobability,butpreventsthatgenerousindignation,whichoughttoanimatetheđọc
readeragainstthesordidandxấu xa
viciousdispositionoftheworld.Ihaveattemptedto
đại diện
representmodestmeritstrugglingwitheverydifficultytomà
whichafriendlessorphanisexposed,fromhisownwantofkinh nghiệm
experience,aswellasfromtheselfishness,envy,malice,và
andbaseindifferenceofmankind.Tosecure
một
afavourableprepossession,Ihaveallowedhimnhững
theadvantagesofbirthandgiáo dục
education,whichintheseriesofhismisfortunessẽ
will,Ihope,engagetheingenuoushơn
morewarmlyinhisbehalf;và
andthoughIforesee,thatmột
somepeoplewillbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheistham gia
involved,Ipersuademyselfthatthejudicioussẽ
willnotonlyperceivethecần thiết
necessityofdescribingthosesituationstowhichhephải
mustofcoursebeconfined,inhisthấp
lowestate,butalsofindgiải trí
entertainmentinviewingthosepartsofcuộc sống
life,wherethehumoursandpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,lễ
ceremony,oreducation;andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdisposition
xuất hiện
appearasnaturehasimplantedchúng
them.ButIbelieveIneednottroublemyselfinvindicatingapracticeauthorizedby
các
thebestwritersinthiscách
way,someofwhomIhavealreadynamed.Mỗi
Everyintelligentreaderwill,atfirstcảnh
sight,perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfromnatureincác
thefacts,whichareallđúng
trueinthemain,althoughcác
thecircumstancesarealteredanddisguised,totránh
avoidpersonalsatire.Itnowremainstogivemyreasonsformakingthechiefpersonageof
này
thisworkaNorthBriton,mà
whicharechieflythese:Icould,at
một
asmallexpense,bestowonhimsuchgiáo dục
educationasIthoughtthedignityofhisbirthvà
andcharacterrequired,whichcouldnotpossiblybeobtainedinEngland,bysuchslendermeansasnhững
thenatureofmyplanwouldafford.Inthe
tiếp theo
nextplace,Icouldrepresentđơn giản
simplicityofmannersinaremotephần
partofthekingdom,withmoreproprietythaninbất kỳ
anyplacenearthecapital;và
andlastly,thedispositionoftheScots,addictedtotravelling,justifiesmyhành vi
conductinderivinganadventurerfromđó
thatcountry.APOLOGUE
Ayoung
họa sĩ
painter,indulgingaveinofpleasantry,sketchedaloại
kindofconversationpiece,representingabear,ancú
owl,amonkey,andanass;và
andtorenderitmorestriking,hài hước
humorous,andmoral,distinguishedeveryhình
figurebysomeemblemofhumancuộc sống
life.Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarb
và
andattitudeofanold,toothless,drunkensoldier;the
cú
owlpercheduponthehandleofmột
acoffee-pot,withspectacleonmũi
nose,seemedtocontemplateanewspaper;và
andtheass,ornamentedwithmột
ahugetie-wig(which,however,couldnotconcealhisdài
longears),satforhispicturetocác
themonkey,whoappearedwithcác
theimplementsofpainting.Thiswhimsical
nhóm
groupaffordedsomemirth,andmetwithchung
generalapprobation,untilsomemischievouswaghintedrằng
thatthewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsofthebiểu diễn
performer;aninsinuationwhichwas
không
nosoonercirculatedthanthoserất
verypeoplewhoapplaudedittrước
beforebegantobealarmed,và
andeventofancythemselvessignifiedbythenhiều
severalfiguresofthepiece.Amongothers,
một
aworthypersonageinyears,người
whohadservedinthearmyvới
withreputation,beingincensedatnhững
thesupposedoutrage,repairedtonhững
thelodgingofthepainter,và
andfindinghimathome,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”saidhe,“Ihavemột
agoodmindtoconvinceyou,rằng
thatthoughthebearhasmất
losthisteeth,heretainshispaws,và
andthatheisnotsodrunknhưng
buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”“Sblood!
sir,
đó
thattoothlessjawisad—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyoutưởng tượng
imaginemesochopfallenasnottobethể
abletochewthecudofresentment.”Đây
Herehewasinterruptedbythearrivalofmột
alearnedphysician,who,advancingtotheculpritvới
withfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshouldchứng minh
provethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bytherâu
beardofAesculapius!thereisnot
một
onehairinthisperiwigthatsẽ
willnotstandupinán
judgmenttoconvicttheeofcá nhân
personalabuse.Dobutobserve,
thuyền trưởng
captain,howthispitifullittlefellowhascopiedcác
theverycurls—thecolour,indeed,isdifferent,nhưng
butthentheformandforetoparekhá
quitesimilar.”Whilehethusremonstratedin
một
astrainofvociferation,avenerablethượng nghị sĩ
senatorentered,andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”criedhe,“I
sẽ
willnowlettheeseeIcó thể
canreadsomethingelsethanmột
anewspaper,andthatwithoutthehelpofspectacles:đây
hereisyourownnoteofhand,sirrah,fortiền
money,whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldđã
haveresembledanowl,innotdaringtoshowyourfacebyngày
day,youungratefulslanderousknave!”Invain
các
theastonishedpainterdeclaredthathehadkhông
nointentiontogiveoffence,hoặc
ortocharacteriseparticularpersons:theyaffirmedthe
giống
resemblancewastoopalpabletobeoverlooked;theytaxedhim
với
withinsolence,malice,andingratitude;và
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythecông
public,thecaptainwasabear,thebác sĩ
doctoranass,andthethượng nghị sĩ
senatoranowl,tohisdyingngày
day.Christianreader,Ibeseechthee,in
các
thebowelsoftheLord,nhớ
rememberthisexample“whilethouartemployedincác
theperusalofthefollowingsheets;và
andseeknottoappropriatetothyselfthatwhichequallybelongstonăm
fivehundreddifferentpeople.Ifthoushouldst
gặp
meetwithacharacterthatreflectstheeinsomeungraciousparticular,giữ
keepthyowncounsel;CHAPTERI
OfmyBirth
và
andParentage.Iwasborninthenorthernpartof
này
thisunitedkingdom,inthenhà
houseofmygrandfather,agentlemanofđáng kể
considerablefortuneandinfluence,whohadonnhiều
manyoccasionssignalisedhimselfinbehalfofhiscountry;andwasremarkableforhisabilitiesinthe
luật
law,whichheexercisedwithlớn
greatsuccessinthestationofmột
ajudge,particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhehadmột
asingularaversion.Myfather(his
út
youngestson)fallinginlovevới
withapoorrelation,wholivedvới
withtheoldgentlemaninchất lượng
qualityofahousekeeper,espousedherriêng
privately;andIwasthefirst
trái cây
fruitofthatmarriage.Duringherpregnancy,
một
adreamdiscomposedmymothersomuchthatherchồng
husband,tiredwithherimportunity,atcuối
lastconsultedahighlandseer,whosefavourablegiải thích
interpretationhewouldhavesecuredtrước
beforehandbyabribe,butfoundhimincorruptible.Shedreamedshewasdeliveredofatennis-ball,whichthedevil(who,toher
lớn
greatsurprise,actedthepartofamidwife)strucksoforciblyvới
witharacketthatitdisappearedinaninstant;và
andshewasforsomethời gian
timeinconsolableforthelostofhercon
offspring;when,allona
đột
sudden,shebehelditreturnvới
withequalviolence,andentertheearth,beneathherchân
feet,whenceimmediatelysprangupmột
agoodlytreecoveredwithblossoms,themùi
scentofwhichoperatedsostronglyonhernervesthatsheawoke.Theattentivesage,
sau
aftersomedeliberation,assuredmyparents,rằng
thattheirfirstbornwouldbeagreattraveller;rằng
thathewouldundergomanydangersvà
anddifficulties,andatlastreturntohisnativeland,nơi
wherehewouldflourishinhạnh phúc
happinessandreputation.Howtruly
này
thiswasforetoldwillappearinthesequel.Itwasnot
lâu
longbeforesomeofficiouspersoninformedmygrandfatherofcertainfamiliaritiesthatpassedgiữa
betweenhissonandhousekeeperwhichalarmedhimsomuchthat,avài
fewdaysafter,hetoldmycha
fatheritwashightimeforhimtothinkofsettling;và
andthathehadprovidedmột
amatchforhim,towhichhecouldinjusticehavekhông
noobjections.Myfather,findingitwouldbeimpossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,franklyownedwhathehaddone;
và
andexcusedhimselffornothavingaskedtheđồng ý
consentofhisfather,bysaying,heknewitwouldđã
havebeentonopurpose;và
andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,myông
grandfathermighthavetakensuchmeasuresaswouldhaveeffectuallyđặt
putthegratificationofitoutofhisquyền lực
power:headded,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’svirtue,
sinh
birth,beauty,andgoodsense,và
andasforfortune,itwasbeneathhischăm sóc
care.Theoldgentleman,whokept
tất cả
allhispassions,exceptone,inexcellentorder,heardhimtoancuối
endwithgreattemper,andthencalmlyasked,làm thế nào
howheproposedtomaintainhimselfvà
andspouse?Hereplied,hecouldbein
không
nodangerofwantingwhilehisfather’stendernessremained,mà
whichheandhiswifenên
shouldalwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;và
andhewaspersuadedhisallowancewouldbephù hợp
suitabletothedignityandcircumstancesofhisgia đình
family,andtotheprovisionđã
alreadymadeforhisbrothersvà
andsisters,whowerehappilysettleddưới
underhisprotection.“Yourbrothersandsisters,”saidmy
ông
grandfather,“didnotthinkitbeneaththemtotham khảo
consultmeinanaffairofsuchtrọng
importanceasmatrimony;neither,Isuppose,wouldyouhaveomittedthat
mảnh
pieceofduty,hadyounotmột
somesecretfundinreserve;tothecomfortsofwhichI
lại
leaveyou,withadesirethatyousẽ
willthisnightseekoutanotherhabitationforyourselfvà
andwife,whither,inangắn
shorttime,Iwillsendyouantài khoản
accountoftheexpenseIđã
havebeenatinyourgiáo dục
education,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.Ngài
Sir,youhavemadethegrandtour—youaremột
apolitegentleman—averyprettygentleman—Ichúc
wishyouagreatdealofniềm vui
joy,andamyourverykhiêm tốn
humbleservant.”Sosaying,heleftmy
cha
fatherinasituationeasilyimagined.Tuy nhiên
However,hedidnotlongngại
hesitate;for,beingperfectlywell
quen
acquaintedwithhisfather’sdisposition,hedidnotnghi ngờ
doubtthathewasgladofnày
thispretencetogetridofhim;và
andhisresolvesbeingasinvariableasnhững
thelawsoftheMedesvà
andPersians,heknewitwouldbetokhông
nopurposetoattempthimbyprayersvà
andentreaties;sowithoutany
xa
fartherapplication,hebetookhimself,với
withhisdisconsolatebedfellowtoafarm-house,nơi
whereanoldservantofhismẹ
motherdwelt:theretheyremainedsome
thời gian
timeinasituationbutilladaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesiresvà
andtendernessoftheirlove;which
tuy nhiên
neverthelessmyfatherchosetochịu đựng
endure,ratherthansupplicateantự nhiên
unnaturalandinflexibleparentbutmymother,foreseeingnhững
theinconveniencestowhichshephải
musthavebeenexposed,hadshebeendeliveredinnày
thisplace(andherpregnancywasrất
veryfaradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoherchồng
husband,wentindisguisetonhững
thehouseofmygrandfather,hopingthathertearsvà
andconditionwouldmovehimtocompassion,và
andreconcilehimtoansự kiện
eventwhichwasnowirrecoverablypast.Shefoundmeanstodeceivetheservants,
và
andgetintroducedasanunfortunatephụ nữ
lady,whowantedtocomplainofsomematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’sđặc biệt
particularprovincetodecideintất cả
allcasesofscandal.Shewasaccordinglyadmittedintohispresence,
nơi
where,discoveringherself,shefellathischân
feet,andinthemostaffectingcách
mannerimploredhisforgiveness;atthe
cùng
sametimerepresentingthedangerthatthreatenednotchỉ
onlyherlife,butthatofhisowncháu
grandchild,whichwasabouttoseethelight.Hetoldherhewassorrythattheindiscretionofher
và
andhissonhadcompelledhimtolàm
makeavow,whichputitra
outofhispowertogivethembất kỳ
anyassistance;thathehad
đã
alreadyimpartedhisthoughtsonthatsubjecttoherchồng
husband,andwassurprisedthattheynên
shoulddisturbhispeacewithbất kỳ
anyfartherimportunity.Thissaid,heretired.
The
bạo lực
violenceofmymother’safflictionhadsuchanảnh hưởng
effectonherconstitutionthatshewasimmediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;và
andhadnotanoldmaidservant,towhomshewasrất
verydear,affordedherpityvà
andassistance,atthehazardofincurringmygrandfather’sdispleasure,shevà
andtheinnocentfruitofherwombmusthavefallenmiserablevictimstohisrigourvà
andinhumanity.Bythefriendshipof
này
thispoorwomanshewascarriedlên
uptoagarret,andimmediatelydeliveredofmột
amanchild,thestoryofwhoseunfortunatebirthhehimselfbây giờ
nowrelates.Myfather,beinginformedofwhathadhappened,flewto
những
theembracesofhisdarlingspouse,và
andwhileheloadedhiscon
offspringwithpaternalembraces,couldnotforbearsheddingmột
afloodoftearsonbeholdingnhững
thedearpartnerofhisheart(forwhoseeasehewouldđã
havesacrificedthetreasuresofnhững
theeast)stretcheduponaflockgiường
bed,inamiserableapartment,không
unabletoprotectherfromnhững
theinclemenciesoftheweather.Itisnottobesupposed
rằng
thattheoldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,thoughheaffectedtobiết
knownothingofthematter,và
andpretendedtobeverymuchngạc nhiên
surprised,whenoneofhischáu
grandchildren,byhiseldestsondeceased,người
wholivedwithhimashisheirrõ ràng
apparent,acquaintedhimwiththeaffair;hedetermined
vì vậy
thereforetoobservenomedium,nhưng
butimmediately(onthethirddaysau
afterherdelivery)senthermột
aperemptoryordertobegone,và
andturnedofftheservantngười
whohadpreservedherlife.Này
Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmycha
fatherthathehadrecoursetonhững
themostdreadfulimprecations;andonhis
trần
barekneesimploredthatHeavenwouldrenouncehimnếu
ifeverheshouldforgethoặc
orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.Những
Theinjurieswhichthisunhappymẹ
motherreceivedfromherremovalinsuchcircumstances,và
andthewantofnecessariesnơi
whereshelodged,togetherwithhergriefvà
andanxietyofmind,soonthrewherintoalanguishingrối loạn
disorder,whichputanendtohercuộc sống
life.Myfather,wholovedhertenderly,wassoaffectedwithherdeaththatheremained
sáu
sixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;trong
duringwhichtime,thepeoplenơi
wherehelodgedcarriedtheinfanttothegià
oldmanwhorelentedsofar,onhearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’sdeath,và
andthedeplorableconditionofhisson,astogửi
sendthechildtonurse,và
andheorderedmyfathertobecarriedhometohishouse,nơi
wherehesoonrecoveredthesử dụng
useofhisreason.Whether
này
thishardheartedjudgefeltanyremorseforhistàn nhẫn
crueltreatmentofhissonvà
anddaughter,or(whichismoreprobable)wassợ
afraidhischaracterwouldsufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessedgreatsorrowforhishành vi
conducttomyfather,whosedeliriumwassucceededbymột
aprofoundmelancholyandreserve.Atlengthhedisappeared,
và
and,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,couldnotbeheardof;một
acircumstancewhichconfirmedmostpeopleintheý kiến
opinionofhishavingmadeđi
awaywithhimselfinafitofdespair.Chương
CHAPTERIIIgrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—IformCabals
chống lại
againstthePedant—amdebarredAccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—Iphá hủy
demolishtheTeethofhisSư
Tutor.Therewerenotwantingsome
người
whosuspectedmyunclesofbeingquan tâm
concernedinmyfather’sfate,onnhững
thesuppositionthattheywouldtất cả
allshareinthepatrimonydestinedforông
him;andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflecting
rằng
thatinallhiscalamitiestheykhông bao giờ
neverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationtophục vụ
servehim;but,onthe
ngược lại
contrary,byalltheartificesintheirquyền lực
power,fedhisresentmentandsupportedhisresolutionofleavinghimtođau khổ
miseryandwant.Butpeopleofjudgmenttreated
này
thisinsinuationasanidlechimera;because,hadmyrelationsbeensowickedasto
tham khảo
consulttheirinterestbycommittingsuchanatrocioustội ác
crime,thefateofmycha
fatherwouldhaveextendedtometoowhosecuộc sống
lifewasanotherobstacletotheirmong đợi
expectation.Meanwhile,Igrewapace,
và
andasIstronglyresembledmycha
father,whowasthedarlingofcác
thetenants,Iwantednothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescouldkhả năng
afford:buttheirfavourwas
một
aweakresourceagainsttheghen
jealousenmityofmycousins;người
whothemoremyinfancypromised,conceivednhững
themoreimplacablehatredagainstme:và
andbeforeIwassixyearsoftuổi
age,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmygrandfatherthatIkhông bao giờ
neversawhimbutbystealth,khi
whenIsometimesmadeuptohisghế
chairashesattoviewhislabourersinnhững
thefield:onwhichoccasionhewouldstrokemy
đầu
head,bidmebeatốt
goodboy,andpromisetotakechăm sóc
careofme.Iwas
sớm
soonaftersenttoschoolatmột
avillagehardby,ofđó
whichhehadbeendictatorthời gian
timeoutofmind;butashe
không bao giờ
neverpaidformyboard,cũng
norsuppliedmewithclothes,books,và
andothernecessariesIrequired,mytình trạng
conditionwasveryraggedandcontemptible,và
andtheschoolmaster,who,throughsợ
fearofmygrandfather,taughtmegratis,gavehimselfkhông
noconcernabouttheprogressImadetheo
underhisinstruction.Inspiteof
tất cả
allthesedifficultiesanddisgraces,Ibecamemột
agoodproficientintheLatintongue;và
and,assoonasIcouldviết
writetolerably,pesteredmygrandfathervới
withletterstosuchadegreethathesentformychủ
master,andchidhimseverelyforbestowingsuchpainsonmygiáo dục
education,tellinghimthat,ifeverIshouldbebroughttonhững
thegallowsforforgery,whichhehadtaughtmetocommit,mymáu
bloodwouldlieonhisđầu
head.Thepedant,whodreaded
gì
nothingmorethanthedispleasureofhispatron,assuredhishonourrằng
thattheboy’sabilitywasmoreowingtohisriêng
owngeniusandapplicationthantobất kỳ
anyinstructionorencouragementhereceived;that,
mặc dù
althoughhecouldnotdivesthimofthekiến thức
knowledgehehadalreadyimbibed,trừ khi
unlesshewouldempowerhimtovô hiệu hóa
disablehisfingers,heshouldendeavour,với
withGod’shelp,topreventhistương lai
futureimprovement.And,indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathehadundertaken;
cho
for,onpretencethatIhadwrittenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecausedmột
aboardtobemadevới
withfiveholesinit,qua
throughwhichhethrustthefingersvà
andthumbofmyrighthand,và
andfasteneditbywhipcordtomywrist,insuchmột
amanneraseffectuallydebarredmenhững
theuseofmypen.Nhưng
ButthisrestraintIwasfreedfrominavài
fewdays,byanaccidentwhichhappenedinaquarrelgiữa
betweenmeandanotherboy;người
who,takinguponhimtoxúc phạm
insultmypoverty,Iwassoincensedathisungenerousreproachthatvới
withonestrokewithmymáy
machineIcuthimtotheskull,tothelớn
greatterrorofmyselfandschoolfellows,người
wholefthimbleedingontheground,và
andrantoinformthechủ
masterofwhathadhappened.Iwasso
nặng nề
severelypunishedforthistrespassthat,wereItosống
livetotheageofMethusalem,theấn tượng
impressionitmadeonmewouldnotbeeffaced;themorethantheantipathy
và
andhorrorIconceivedforthemercilesstyrantwhoinflictednó
it.Thecontemptwhichmy
xuất hiện
appearancenaturallyproducedinallngười
whosawme,thecontinualwantstowhichIwasexposed,và
andmyownhaughtydisposition,impatientofaffronts,liên quan
involvedmeinathousandrắc rối
troublesomeadventures,bywhichIwasatlengthinuredinadversity,và
andemboldenedtoundertakingsfarabovemyyears.Iwas
thường
ofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnotcommit,because,havingnhững
thecharacterofavagabondinnhững
thevillage,everypieceofmischief,có
whoseauthorlayunknown,waschargeduponme.I
đã
havebeenfoundguiltyofrobbingorchardsIkhông bao giờ
neverentered,ofkillingcatsIkhông bao giờ
neverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadIkhông bao giờ
nevertouched,andofabusinggià
oldwomenIneversaw.Nay,
một
astammeringcarpenterhadeloquenceđủ
enoughtopersuademymasterrằng
thatIfiredapistolloadedwithnhỏ
smallshotintohiswindow;thoughmylandlady
và
andthewholefamilyborechứng
witnessthatIwasabedfastngủ
asleepatthetimewhennày
thisoutragewascommitted.Iwas
từng
oncefloggedforhavingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythesinkingofmột
aferryboatinwhichIwaspassenger.Another
lần
time,forhavingrecoveredofabruiseoccasionedbyahorsevà
andcartrunningoverme.A
ba
thirdtime,forbeingbittenbyabaker’schó
dog.Inshort,whetherIwas
tội
guiltyorunfortunate,thecorrectionvà
andsympathyofthisarbitrarypedagoguewerethesame.Xa
Farfrombeingsubduedbynày
thisinformalusage,myindignationtriumphedoverthatslavishawewhichhadhithertoenforcedmyobedience;và
andthemoremyyearsvà
andknowledgeincreased,themoreIperceivedtheinjusticevà
andbarbarityofhisbehaviour.Bythehelpofanuncommon
thiên
genius,andtheadviceandhướng
directionofourusher,whohadservedmycha
fatherinhistravels,Imadeangạc nhiên
surprisingprogressintheclassics,writing,và
andarithmetic;sothat,beforeIwastwelveyears
tuổi
old,Iwasallowedbyeverybodytobethenhất
bestscholarintheschool.Này
Thisqualification,togetherwiththeboldnessoftempervà
andstrengthofmakewhichhadsubjectedgần
almostallmycontemporaries,gavemesuchảnh hưởng
influenceoverthemthatIbegantoformcabalschống lại
againstmypersecutor;andwasin
hy vọng
hopeof,beingabletobidhimdefianceinmột
averyshorttime.Beingattheheadof
một
afaction,consistingofthirtyboys,hầu hết
mostofthemofmyowntuổi
age,Iwasdeterminedtođặt
puttheirmettletotrial,thatImightbiết
knowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,trước
beforeIputmygrandschemeinthực hiện
execution:withthisview,weattacked
một
abodyofstoutapprentices,người
whohadtakenpossessionofmột
apartofthegroundallottedtousfortheschemeofourdiversions,và
andwhowerethenplayingatninepinsonthespot;nhưng
butIhadthemortificationtothấy
seemyadherentsroutedinaninstant,và
andalegofoneofthembrokeinhisflightbynhững
thebowl,whichoneofouradversarieshaddetachedintheo đuổi
pursuitofus.Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthem
sau đó
afterwardsinfrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesataxa
distance,whereinIreceivedmanywounds,những
thescarsofwhichstillremain.Ourenemiesweresoharassed
và
andinterruptedbythesealarmsmà
thattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,và
andleftustothepeaceablehưởng
enjoymentofourownterritories.Itwouldbeendlesstoenumerate
các
theexploitsweperformedincác
thecourseofthisconfederacy,mà
whichbecametheterrorofcác
thewholevillage;insomuchthat,
khi
whendifferentinterestsdividedit,một
oneofthepartiescommonlycourtedtheassistanceofRoderickRandom(bywhichtên
nameIwasknown)tocastthebalance,và
andkeeptheoppositefactioninawe.Meanwhile,Itook
những
theadvantageofeveryplay-daytotrình bày
presentmyselfbeforemygrandfather,towhomIhiếm khi
seldomfoundaccess,byreasonofhisbeingchặt chẽ
closelybesiegedbyanumerousgia đình
familyofhisfemalegrandchildren,người
who,thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,không bao giờ
neverfailedtojoinagainstme,asnhững
thecommonenemyofall.Hisheir,
người
whowasabouttheageofeighteen,mindedgì
nothingbutfox-hunting,andindeedwasqualifiedforgì
nothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertainingmột
atutorforhimatnhà
home;whoatthesametimeperformedtheofficeof
giáo xứ
parishclerk.ThisyoungActaeon,
người
whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytoeverythinginnguy
distress,neversateyesonmekhông
withoutuncouplinghisbeagles,andhuntingmeintomột
somecottageorother,whitherIthường
generallyfledforshelter.In
này
thisChristianamusementhewasencouragedbyhispreceptor,người
who,nodoubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfvới
withtherisingsun,observing,rằng
thattheoldgentleman,accordingtonhững
thecourseofnature,hadnotlâu
longtolive,forhewasđã
alreadyonthevergeoffourscore.Chương
CHAPTERIIIMyMother’sBrotherarrives—relievesme—a
Mô tả
Descriptionofhim—hegoesalongwithmetonhững
theHouseofmyGrandfather—isencounteredbyhisDogs—defeatshọ
them,afterabloodyEngagement—isadmittedtonhững
theoldGentleman—aDialoguebetweenhọ
them.Aboutthistimemymother’s
duy nhất
onlybrother,whohadbeenlâu
longabroad,lieutenantofaman-of-war,arrivedinhisowncountry;wherebeinginformedofmy
tình trạng
condition,hecametoseeme,và
andoutofhisslenderfinancesnotchỉ
onlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedfornhững
thepresent,butresolvednottoleavenhững
thecountryuntilhehadprevailedonmygrandfathertogiải quyết
settlesomethinghandsomeforthetương lai
future.Thiswasataskto
mà
whichhewasbynomeansbằng
equal,beingentirelyignorant,notchỉ
onlyofthejudge’sdisposition,butcòn
alsoofthewaysofmeningeneral,tomà
whichhiseducationonboardhadkepthimanutterlạ
stranger.Hewasastrongbuilt
người đàn ông
man,somewhatbandylegged,withmột
anecklikethatofmột
abull,andafacewhich(youmighteasilyperceive)hadwithstoodnhững
themostobstinateassaultsofnhững
theweather.Hisdressconsistedofasoldier’scoatalteredforhimby
các
theship’stailor,astripedflanneljacket,ađôi
pairofredbreechesspannedvới
withpitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,lớn
largesilverbucklesthatcoveredthree-fourthsofhisgiày
shoes,asilver-lacedhat,whosevương miện
crownoverlookedthebrimsaboutaninch
inchandahalf,blackbobwiginbuckle,acheckshirt,alụa
silkhandkerchief,ahanger,withađồng
brasshandle,girdedtohisđùi
thighbyafurnishedlaceđai
belt,andagoodoakplantunderhistay
arm.Thusequipped,heset
ra
outwithme(whobyhisbountymadearất
verydecentappearance)formygrandfather’snhà
house,whereweweresalutedbyJowlervà
andCaesar,whommycousin,trẻ
youngmaster,hadletlooseatourapproach.Beingwell
quen
acquaintedwiththeinveteracyofthesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,khi
whenmyuncleseizedmevới
withonehand,brandishedhiscudgelvới
withtheother,andatmột
oneblowlaidCaesarsprawlingontheground;nhưng
but,findinghimselfattackedatthecùng
sametimeintherearbyJowler,và
andfearingCaesarmightrecover,hedrewhishanger,wheeledvề
about,andbyaluckystrokeseveredJowler’sđầu
headfromhisbody.By
này
thistime,theyoungfoxhuntervà
andthreeservants,armedwithpitchforksvà
andflails,werecometonhững
theassistanceofthedogs,whomtheyfoundthở
breathlessuponthefield;andmycousinwassoprovokedat
những
thedeathofhisfavourites,mà
thatheorderedhisattendantstotiến
advance,andtakevengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadedvới
withallthecursesandreproacheshisangercouldgợi ý
suggest.Uponwhichmyunclesteppedforwards
với
withanundauntedair,atthesightofwhosebloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellbackvới
withprecipitation,whenheaccostedtheirleaderthus:.“Lookee,brother,yourdogshavingboardedme
không
withoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.Soyouhad
nhất
bestbecivil,andletusbắn
shootahead,clearofyou.”Dù
Whethertheyoungsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’smong muốn
desireofpeace,orwasenragedatnhững
thefateofhishoundsbeyondhisusualpitchofgiải quyết
resolution,Iknownot;buthesnatchedaflailfromoneofhisfollowers,
và
andcameupwithashowofassaultingnhững
thelieutenant,who,puttinghimselfinapostureofphòng
defence,proceededthus:“Lookee,youlubberlysonofaw—e,
nếu
ifyoucomeathwartme,’wareyourgingerbreadwork.I’llbefoulofyour
quý
quarter,d—nme.”Thisdeclaration,followedby
một
aflourishofhishanger,seemedtokiểm
checktheprogressofthetrẻ
younggentleman’scholer,who,lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintonhững
thehouse,shutthegate,và
andlefthimtodecidenhững
thecontentionbyhimself.Here
một
aparleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’sasking,“Whothedevilareyou?Whatdoyou
muốn
want?Somescoundrelofaseaman,Isuppose,
người
whohasdesertedandturnedtrộm
thief.Butdon’tthinkyoushallescape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,you
chó
dog,Iwill.Yourbloodshall
trả
payforthatofmyhai
twohounds,youragamuffin.Iwouldnothaveparted
với
withthemtosaveyourcả
wholegenerationfromthegallows,youruffian,you!”“Noneofyour
hàm
jaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”repliedmychú
uncle,“elseIshalltrimyourlacedáo
jacketforyou.Ishallrubyoudownwith
một
anoakentowel,myboy,Ishall.”Sosaying,hesheathedhishanger,
và
andgraspedhiscudgel.